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Higher-order (n > 3) reactions are rare due to:

A

shifting of equilibrium towards reactants due to elastic collisions

B

loss of active species on collision

C

low probability of simultaneous collision of all the reacting species

D

increase in entropy and activation energy as more molecules are involved.

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